On episode number two 96 of the teaching in higher ed podcast, matthew chine joins me to discuss toward cruelty free syllabi produced by innovate worry. We also share ways to improve our productivity so we can have more peace in our lives and be even more present for our students.ma eucini is director of inter disciplinary studies at plymouth state university. Matthew is the author of a collection blood stories, which won the hudson prize and was published by black lawrence press in two thousand 16.
Matthew Cheney describes Cruelty-Free Syllabi on episode 296 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
A lot of my work, a lot of my career, and a lot of the moments that were most tense were moments where I had forgotten to trust students.
-Matthew Cheney
Respect students as human beings.
-Matthew Cheney
Students don’t enter a classroom immediately trusting a teacher.
-Matthew Cheney
We get used to a bureaucratic academic language that we oftentimes just inherit .
-Matthew Cheney